# 2017–18 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Steve Prohm, who was in his third season at Iowa State. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa as members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 13–18, 4–14 in Big 12 play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Big 12 tournament to Texas.

## Previous season

The Cyclones finished the 2016–17 season 24–11, 12–6 in Big 12 play to finish in a three-way tie for second place. They defeated Oklahoma State, TCU, and West Virginia to win the Big 12 Conference tournament. As a result, they earned the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 5 seed. They defeated Nevada in the first round of the NCAA Tournament before losing in the second round to Purdue.

## Offseason
### Departures

Offseason Departures :
| Name | Position | Reason |
| Monté Morris | Guard | Graduated/NBA draft |
| Naz Mitrou-Long | Guard | Graduated |
| Matt Thomas | Guard | Graduated |
| Deonte Burton | Forward | Graduated |
| Darrell Bowie | Forward | Graduated |
| Merrill Holden | Forward | Graduated |
| Stuart Nezlek | Center | Graduated |
| Simeon Carter | Forward | Transferred to Georgia Southern |
| Ray Kasongo | Forward | Transferred |
| Reference: |||

### 2017 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Lindell Wigginton PG #5 | Dartmouth, NS | Oak Hill Academy | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 184 lb (83 kg) | Oct 21, 2016 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 89 ||||||
| Terrence Lewis SG #24 | Milwaukee | Riverside | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Aug 9, 2016 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 85 ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 58 Rivals: 26 247Sports: 58 ESPN: 20 ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Iowa State 2016 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 27, 2017. "2017 Iowa State Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved July 27, 2017. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 27, 2017. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved July 27, 2017. "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 27, 2017. ||||||

### Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers :
| Name | Position | Hometown | Previous School | Remaining Eligibility | Notes |
| Jeff Beverly | Forward | League City, Texas | UTSA | 1 | Beverly will be eligible to play immediately. |
| Hans Brase | Forward | Clover, South Carolina | Princeton | 1 | Brase will be eligible to play immediately. |
| Zoran Talley | Forward | Merrillville, Indiana | Old Dominion | 2 | Talley will be eligible to play immediately. |
| Marial Shayok | Forward | Blairstown, New Jersey | Virginia | 1 | Shayok will sit out the 2017–18 season due to NCAA eligibility rules. |
| Michael Jacobson | Forward | Waukee, Iowa | Nebraska | 2 | Jacobson will sit out the 2017–18 season due to NCAA eligibility rules. |
| Reference: ||||||

## Future recruits
### 2018–19 team recruits

College recruiting information (2018) :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Zion Griffin PF | Darien, Illinois | Hinsdale South High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 208 lb (94 kg) | Sep 12, 2017 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80 |||||||
| Tyrese Haliburton PG | Oshkosh, Wisconsin | North High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Sep 18, 2017 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 78 |||||||
| George Conditt IV PF | Chicago | Corliss High School | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Oct 2, 2017 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 77 |||||||
| Talen Horton-Tucker SF | Chicago | Simeon Career Academy | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Oct 26, 2017 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 84 |||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: |||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| November 5, 2017* 5:00 pm, Cyclones.tv | | Emporia State | W 77–68 | 0–0 | 20 – Jackson | 8 – Talley Jr. | 4 – Weiler-Babb | Hilton Coliseum (13,861) Ames, Iowa |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 10, 2017* 8:00 pm, SECN | | at Missouri | L 59–74 | 0–1 | 14 – Weiler-Babb | 8 – Young | 5 – Weiler-Babb | Mizzou Arena (15,061) Columbia, Missouri |
| November 13, 2017* 7:00 pm, Cyclones.tv | | Milwaukee | L 56–74 | 0–2 | 11 – Tied | 9 – Talley Jr. | 3 – Wigginton | Hilton Coliseum (13,853) Ames, Iowa |
| November 16, 2017* 4:30 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Appalachian State Puerto Rico Tip-Off quarterfinals | W 104–98 | 1–2 | 26 – Jackson | 11 – Lard | 7 – Weiler-Babb | HTC Center (703) Conway, South Carolina |
| November 17, 2017* 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Tulsa Puerto Rico Tip-Off semifinals | W 80–78 | 2–2 | 24 – Jackson | 14 – Weiler-Babb | 8 – Weiler-Babb | HTC Center (1,827) Conway, South Carolina |
| November 19, 2017* 6:30 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. Boise State Puerto Rico Tip-Off Championship | W 75–64 | 3–2 | 26 – Jackson | 10 – Wigginton | 11 – Weiler-Babb | HTC Center (2,119) Conway, South Carolina |
| November 25, 2017* 7:00 pm, Cyclones.tv | | Western Illinois | W 70–45 | 4–2 | 21 – Wigginton | 9 – Brase | 10 – Weiler-Babb | Hilton Coliseum (13,647) Ames, Iowa |
| December 4, 2017* 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | Northern Illinois | W 94–80 | 5–2 | 28 – Wigginton | 7 – Wigginton | 11 – Weiler-Babb | Hilton Coliseum (13,894) Ames, Iowa |
| December 7, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Iowa Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series | W 84–78 | 6–2 | 24 – Wigginton | 7 – Tied | 10 – Weiler-Babb | Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, Iowa |
| December 10, 2017* 5:00 pm, Cyclones.tv | | Alcorn State | W 78–58 | 7–2 | 25 – Jackson | 11 – Lard | 9 – Weiler-Babb | Hilton Coliseum (14,112) Ames, Iowa |
| December 16, 2017* 3:30 pm, MC22 | | vs. Northern Iowa Big Four Classic | W 76–65 | 8–2 | 20 – Wigginton | 9 – Weiler-Babb | 4 – Weiler-Babb | Wells Fargo Arena (13,828) Des Moines, Iowa |
| December 20, 2017* 6:00 pm, Cyclones.tv | | Maryland Eastern Shore | W 55–49 | 9–2 | 15 – Lard | 12 – Tied | 6 – Weiler-Babb | Hilton Coliseum (13,177) Ames, Iowa |
| December 29, 2017 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | Kansas State | L 75–91 | 9–3 (0–1) | 23 – Wigginton | 9 – Lard | 4 – Weiler-Babb | Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, Iowa |
| January 1, 2018 5:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Texas | L 70–74 $^{OT}$ | 9–4 (0–2) | 24 – Jackson | 16 – Lard | 9 – Weiler-Babb | Hilton Coliseum (14,131) Ames, Iowa |
| January 6, 2018 3:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Oklahoma State | L 87–96 $^{OT}$ | 9–5 (0–3) | 30 – Jackson | 9 – Weiler-Babb | 11 – Weiler-Babb | Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,568) Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| January 9, 2018 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at No. 12 Kansas | L 78–83 | 9–6 (0–4) | 27 – Wigginton | 10 – Lard | 8 – Weiler-Babb | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, Kansas |
| January 13, 2018 2:00 pm, ESPNews | | Baylor | W 75–65 | 10–6 (1–4) | 30 – Wigginton | 12 – Young | 10 – Weiler-Babb | Hilton Coliseum (14,283) Ames, Iowa |
| January 17, 2018 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | at No. 24 TCU | L 73–96 | 10–7 (1–5) | 19 – Jackson | 9 – Lard | 6 – Weiler-Babb | Schollmaier Arena (6,894) Fort Worth, Texas |
| January 20, 2018 1:00 pm, ESPNU | | No. 8 Texas Tech | W 70–52 | 11–7 (2–5) | 18 – Lard | 9 – Young | 5 – Weiler-Babb | Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, Iowa |
| January 22, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Texas | L 57–73 | 11–8 (2–6) | 15 – Tied | 12 – Lard | 3 – Tied | Frank Erwin Center (9,123) Austin, Texas |
| January 27, 2018* 3:00 pm, ESPNU | | No. 22 Tennessee Big 12/SEC Challenge | L 45–68 | 11–9 | 13 – Jackson | 9 – Lard | 3 – Wigginton | Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, Iowa |
| January 31, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | No. 15 West Virginia | W 93–77 | 12–9 (3–6) | 25 – Jackson | 13 – Lard | 7 – Jackson | Hilton Coliseum (14,219) Ames, Iowa |
| February 3, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at Baylor | L 67–81 | 12–10 (3–7) | 15 – Jackson | 9 – Lard | 8 – Wigginton | Ferrell Center (6,852) Waco, Texas |
| February 7, 2018 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at No. 7 Texas Tech | L 58–76 | 12–11 (3–8) | 22 – Lard | 9 – Young | 5 – Wigginton | United Supermarkets Arena (13,221) Lubbock, Texas |
| February 10, 2018 1:00 pm, ESPN | | No. 17 Oklahoma | W 88–80 | 13–11 (4–8) | 26 – Wigginton | 17 – Lard | 5 – Wigginton | Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, Iowa |
| February 13, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | | No. 13 Kansas | L 77–83 | 13–12 (4–9) | 19 – Lard | 11 – Lard | 5 – Tied | Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, Iowa |
| February 17, 2018 12:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Kansas State | L 66–78 | 13–13 (4–10) | 15 – Lard | 8 – Lard | 5 – Tied | Bramlage Coliseum (9,645) Manhattan, Kansas |
| February 21, 2018 7:00 pm, Cyclones.tv | | TCU | W 89–83 | 13–14 (4–11) | 27 – Jackson | 8 – Lard | 5 – Wigginton | Hilton Coliseum (14,063) Ames, Iowa |
| February 24, 2018 5:00 pm, ESPNU | | at No. 21 West Virginia | L 70–85 | 13–15 (4–12) | 29 – Wigginton | 10 – Lard | 9 – Talley Jr. | WVU Coliseum (14,205) Morgantown, West Virginia |
| February 27, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | Oklahoma State | L 71–80 | 13–16 (4–13) | 21 – Wigginton | 6 – Lard | 4 – Jackson | Hilton Coliseum (14,258) Ames, Iowa |
| March 2, 2018 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at Oklahoma | L 60–81 | 13–17 (4–14) | 20 – Wigginton | 15 – Beverly | 3 – Lard | Lloyd Noble Center (11,598) Norman, Oklahoma |
| Big 12 Tournament |||||||||
| March 7, 2018 8:00 pm, ESPNU | (10) | vs. (7) Texas First round | L 64–68 | 13–18 | 20 – Wigginton | 9 – Talley Jr. | 8 – Jackson | Sprint Center (17,752) Kansas City, Missouri |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest Region. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

## Awards and honors

* Big 12 Player of the Week
    Nick Weiler-Babb (November 20)
* Big 12 Newcomer of the Week
    Lindell Wigginton (December 11)
    Lindell Wigginton (January 15)
    Cameron Lard (January 22)